Month: June 2026

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Important California News That Has Fallen Under The Radar

Summary of video:

AB-1519 is currently pending. Its purpose is to change the definition of “tax liability” and extend the statute of limitations to 20 years

FTB has budgeted $11 million for their program where they pay NGOs to find low-income people and convince them to a file tax return, including undocumented migrants.

FTB’s customer service is still abysmal, so it’s likely they are still falsely imposing penalties and interest as a result of customer service “failures.”

FTB disclosed that there is a 20 to 1 return on investment for the Collections department. That means that for every dollar it spends on the collections department, they collect $20 in revenue from debtors

AB-1518 signed into law in January of 2026 and codified as Revenue and Tax Code 18537. The State of CA agrees to turn a blind eye to the exploitation of illegal aliens as long as the state gets a cut of the money; therefore, the state itself is involved in human trafficking.

Here is the text of the 10-minute video above:

This is Christi Grab. I’m here today to tell you about the latest news regarding the California Franchise Tax Board, also known as FTB. I know, I know, most people don’t want to hear about taxes because it’s a dry, boring subject. But I think most of you will find these tidbits of information to be not only relevant to your own life, but also very interesting — especially the last one, so stay to the end. 

FTB just had a public meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. I’m going to give you the meeting’s highlights. If you want more information on any of the items, complete information can be found on FTB’s website — but they make it hard to find, so at the end of this video, I’ll give you instructions on how to find it.  

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Table of Contents of My FTB Fight

I know that my website can be difficult to navigate, so here is a “FTB Table of Contents”: a list of what I have done with links to more information on each item. I am still working on adding links, so if you need more information ASAP on a particular topic, post a comment and I will make digging that particular info up a priority.

  • The issue that started it all:

Between the years 2008 and 2016, the Franchise Tax Board, California’s Income Tax Agency, “lost” 16 of the 20 payments that my husband and I had made. When I say “lost,” I mean that they cashed our checks right away, but didn’t apply the money to our account. Instead of locating the “lost fund,” FTB aggressively harassed me to pay the “outstanding balance” and imposed penalties for “paying late.” Here is the list of payments.

  • The Bona Fide Criminal Schemes I’ve Uncovered:

The 8 schemes to overcharge taxpayers that were documented via court records.

More information on how FTB covers up its accounting irregularities.

Eventually, I figured out that many government agencies defraud constituents using the same strategies that were used on me.

  • The Administrative Process (FTB’s internal bureaucracy)

I filed an Abatement Request (now called a Request for Refund) for tax year 2010. FTB never responded. A FTB employee lied to me and told me that if FTB didn’t respond, I was out of luck. The woman who “found” our “lost” money kindly reopened the request. It was denied without being reviewed. FTB also denied tax years 2011 and 2013, even though we had not yet applied.

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